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Troutnut | July 4th, 2018, 11:09 pm | |
Administrator Bellevue, WAPosts: 2737 | And trust your Jeep I do, up to a point... the Grand Cherokee Trailhawk is about as good as a stock vehicle gets for offroad driving. But the "road" was still a bit beyond what I'm used to. It worked out fine, though. Here's somebody's Youtube video of the drive: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqo5HAx08mI&t=2m5s (copy and paste the link; direct doesn't work for some reason). | |
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D. Troutnut and salmonid ecologist | ||
Jmd123 | July 4th, 2018, 9:49 am | |
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611 | Attractors work, otherwise no one would have ever bothered coming up with the Royal Coachman, etc. You'll have to go back when you have more time! And trust your Jeep - I'm driving one now, considerably more suited to my "up North" lifestyle than the deceased Chevy Cobalt (that's another story)… Jonathon | |
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere... | ||
Troutnut | July 3rd, 2018, 10:19 pm | |
Administrator Bellevue, WAPosts: 2737 | The lake was mostly shallow, but there's a deep part near one end where I couldn't see the bottom, and the fish were mostly cruising around that and rising every once in a while. I was pressed for time and anxious to make sure my Jeep survived the drive out (it did fine), so I only fished for 20 minutes or so. Two fish were working near me; I caught one and spooked the other with a missed hookset. The fly was a size 12 beadhead pink squirrel (Wisconsin pattern and my go-to gaudy attractor nymph). | |
Jason Neuswanger, Ph.D. Troutnut and salmonid ecologist | ||
Jmd123 | July 3rd, 2018, 2:23 pm | |
Oscoda, MI Posts: 2611 | Gorgeous!! Spectacular topography, high-mountain conifers, pretty fish! How deep does that lake get, it looks shallow from your photos...? Again, what flies worked for you? Jonathon | |
No matter how big the one you just caught is, there's always a bigger one out there somewhere... | ||
Creno | July 3rd, 2018, 11:21 am | |
Grants Pass, OR Posts: 305 | That is some nice country :-) | |